Bay Waveland Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 517 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
601 Lucien Kidd Street, Bay St. Louis, MS
(228) 467-4545Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Bay Waveland Housing Authority serves 479 low-income households. The agency manages 521 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 61 percent of households served by Bay Waveland Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Bay Waveland Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 100 households and make up 21 percent of households served by Bay Waveland Housing Authority.
There are 383 female-headed renter households living in Bay Waveland Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 80% of those served by the Bay Waveland Housing Authority.
| Black | 211 |
| Native American | 5 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 5 |
| White | 254 |
| Hispanic | 5 |
There are 182 households headed by seniors served by the Bay Waveland Housing Authority. Senior households are 38% of households in Bay Waveland Housing Authority housing.
There are 148 persons with disabilities living in Bay Waveland Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 31% of households served by the Bay Waveland Housing Authority.
Looking for landlords who will take a Section 8 voucher?
Ask your housing authority if they have a list of landlords who accept Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers.Joana Warren says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a good place to see which Section 8 waiting lists are open."